Specialties, Nursing - Organization & administration
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Palliative care in Lebanon: knowledge, attitudes and practices.

29 Jun 2009 AIM: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of palliative care nurses in Lebanon. METHOD: Cross-sectional descriptive survey using self-administered questionnaire; 1873 nurses from 15 hospitals were included. RESULTS: Non-clinical ... Read more...

The times they are a changin.

29 Jun 2009 AIM: A discussion paper outlining the potential for a multi-qualified health practitioner who has undertaken a programme of study incorporating the strengths of the specialist nurse with other professional routes. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: The ... Read more...

Patient and family education for fall prevention: involving patients and families in a fall prevention program on a neuroscience unit.

29 Jun 2009 A neuroscience unit in an acute care hospital reported the highest number of falls among the inpatient units. Patient and family education for fall prevention on this unit was added to an existing multifactorial fall prevention program. Through this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Specialties, Nursing - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Women's health. Preface. 30 Aug 2009
• Advocating palliative nursing. 30 Jul 2009
• Direct-to-consumer advertising for erectile dysfunction drugs. 29 Jun 2009
• Investing in the future--the value of volunteerism. 29 Jun 2009
• Palliative care in Lebanon: knowledge, attitudes and practices. 29 Jun 2009
• International sports nursing special interest group. 29 Jun 2009
• The times they are a changin. 29 Jun 2009
• Patient and family education for fall prevention: involving patients and families in a fall prevention program on a neuroscience unit. 29 Jun 2009
• A personal reflection: what does the general public know about certification of critical care nurses? 29 Apr 2009
• American Heart Association: Scientific Council of Cardiovascular Nursing. 29 Apr 2009
• Utilizing trauma nurse practitioners to decrease length of stay. 30 Mar 2009
• Trauma is a team sport. 30 Mar 2009
• Evaluating short-term missions: how can we improve? 30 Mar 2009
• Role of clinical ethicists in making decisions about levels of care in the intensive care unit. 30 Mar 2009
• Critical care nurses' work environments 2008: a follow-up report. 30 Mar 2009
• Patient safety and collaboration of the intensive care unit team. 30 Mar 2009
• Critical Care Nursing Quarterly: Realities and myths in critical care practice. Foreword. 30 Mar 2009
• Nurses' views about services for older people with learning disabilities. 30 Mar 2009
• Notes on critical care-review of seminal management and leadership papers in the United Kingdom. 19 Mar 2009
• Towards clarification of the role of research nurses in New Zealand: a literature review. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Specialties, Nursing'

Definition: Various branches of nursing practice limited to specialized areas.

Descriptor UI: D013041

Alternative terms: Specialties, Nursing; Nursing Specialties; Nursing Specialty; Specialty, Nursing;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.478.676;

History Note: 73(71)

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; coord IM with type of nursing or subject